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Date Set For No Fault Divorce To Become Legal
The biggest shake up of divorce law for 50 years, will take place next year. Ministers have announced that the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, which will allow married couples to divorce without assigning blame, will come into force on 6th April 2022. Rachel Spencer Robb is a partner…
Care Leader Meets Minister
Image by Sabine van Erp from Pixabay
The Chair of provider organisation the Independent Care Group (ICG), Mike Padgham was today (Monday) due to meet Care Minister Helen Whately over the challenges facing the care of older and vulnerable people in the UK. Mr Padgham will tell the Minister that social care providers are in a battle for…
8:34 PM 7th June 2021
Weekend Gardening: One In 10 Gardens Broken Into In The UK
Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay
Nearly a third (31%) of Londoners with an outdoor space have been victims of theft making London the most targeted area of the UK, followed by the North West (22%). Tools, bikes and plants among the most targeted items stolen from outdoor spaces. Brits store approximately £1,000 worth of items in their…
4:10 AM 5th June 2021
Claire’s Honour Is By Royal Appointment
Claire Chadwick outside Bradford Royal Infirmary
A Bradford health worker, praised for ‘saving thousands of lives’, has been recognised in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List for outstanding service to the NHS during the COVID19 pandemic. Claire Chadwick, Nurse Consultant and Director for Infection Prevention at Bradford Royal Infirmary, part of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has…
10:45 PM 11th June 2021
National Charity Provides To Muslim Community During Pandemic
Charitable donations have been fundamental for supporting communities over the past year, as the pandemic has affected numerous people across the country. Thankfully, many non-profit organisations have seen huge support from donors, with reports suggesting that more than third of Brits donated to charity during 2020, despite economic worries. UK Charity, National…
3:20 PM 9th June 2021
Insurer Reveals 29% Spike In Garden-fire Claims During Lockdown
Home insurance data reveals garden-related fires increased by 29% across all three UK lockdowns Admiral saw 32% more garden fire claims in the latest lockdown compared to the same time period the previous year Admiral is urging homeowners to be safe as warmer weather continues. David Fowkes, Head of Household Underwriting at Admiral,…
6:57 AM 3rd June 2021
Gala Tent’s Creative Contest Captures Imaginations Of Nation’s Schools.
As the covid-19 pandemic slows down in the midst of a vaccination drive and schoolchildren return to some degree of normality, one South Yorkshire-based retailer has gone to extra lengths to give them something to smile about. Marquee and pop-up gazebo supplier, Gala Tent, based out of Manvers, Rotherham, has…
6:48 AM 3rd June 2021
Vicky Pattison’s All-nighter For Homeless Young People
Vicky Pattison, presenter, author and influencer, stayed awake all night (Friday 28th May) to raise money for leading youth homelessness charity Centrepoint and the young people it supports. Vicky, who was joined by her mum Caroll for moral support, hosted Centrepoint’s online fundraising event STAY:UP last night, which challenged fundraisers to…
3:21 PM 31st May 2021
May With Little Alf – Emergency Vets
It’s over a month since Little Alf’s birthday and so much has been happening here at the stables. We’ve been a little quiet online over the last few months as we had a scary week with Little Alf just after his birthday. I went down to the field one morning…
8:00 PM 12th May 2021
Prostate Cancer Referrals Drop By 28% As Charity Warns Of Over 8,600 ‘Missing Men’
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to around 8,000 (28%) fewer urgent prostate cancer referrals in the North East and Yorkshire according to latest statistics shared by Prostate Cancer UK. This is part of a wider drop around 52,000 in urgent urological referrals across England, a plunge of 28%. As a result,…
3:16 PM 12th March 2021
The Lonely Chapatti’s Food For Thought
Andrew Liddle
Features Writer
Chapattis are easy to make and nice and sustaining. But what if the baker forgot to turn one and it got over-cooked. This is the starting point of Yesmien Bagh Ali’s book for children, The Lonely Chappati, a charming little tale which has more than a suggestion of parable about…
3:28 PM 22nd December 2020
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